BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

GOVERNOR AMBODE HOLDS 4TH TOWN HALL MEETING IN BADAGRY TODAY.{PHOTOS}

                        The Lagos State Governor Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today tuesday said hiss administration has concluded plans to massively revamp the health sector,just as he among other things,revealed that the sum of N10bn has been earmarked to upgrade the health facilities across the state.Governor Amode,who spoke at the 4th Quarterly Town Hall Meeting held at the Muslim Community Praying Ground in Badagry,said modern equipment would be procured to facilitate treatment,while government would also invest massively in capacity building of the medical staff,all in a bid to provide world class health care for the citizenry.Governor Ambode said ''We have commenced a comprehensive action to rehabilitate and upgrade the facilities in all our hospitals.Modern equipment will be procured to facilitate treatment and we will invest in capacity building of our medical staff.We intend to spend over N10bn on our hospitals across the State before December this year.We will recruit and train medical professionals in areas of rare specialization and special needs''.More photos below.                                                                                                                    

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